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Beaches of South Walton
    Total Number of Hotel Rooms: 10,000-plus

    Maximum Group Size: 1,600

    Value Season: Fall-Winter

    Getting There: Beaches of South Walton is convenient to Bay County Regional Airport, Okaloosa Regional Airport and Pensacola Regional Airport.

Emerald Coast
    Total Number of Hotel Rooms: 15,936

    Taxes: 6% sales; 5% lodging

    Maximum Group Size: 2,000

    Value Season: September-February

    Getting There: The recently expanded Okaloosa Regional Airport is located 15 minutes from downtown Fort Walton Beach and offers direct service to Atlanta (Delta/Comair), Dallas (American Eagle), Houston (Continental), St. Louis (American Eagle), Memphis (Northwest), and Tampa.

Panama City Beach
    Total Number of Hotel Rooms: 28,000

    Taxes: 6.5% sales; 3% lodging

    Value Season: September-February

    Getting There: The soon-to-be-expanded Panama City-Bay County International Airport is located 15 minutes from downtown Panama City Beach and is served by ASA/Delta Connection, Comair/Delta Connection, Northwest Airlink, Chautauqua Airlines, and Freedom Airlines.

Pensacola
    Total Number of Hotels: 70

    Total Number of Hotel Rooms: 8,000

    Taxes: 7.5% sales; 4% lodging

    Maximum Group Size: 7,500

    Value Season: Labor Day-Easter

    Getting There: Pensacola Regional Airport, located 15 minutes from downtown Pensacola, offers some 100 flights daily. Carriers include AirTran Airways, American Airlines, American Eagle, Continental Airlines, Continental Express, Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection, Northwest Airlink, US Airways, and US Airways Express.

Tallahassee
    Total Number of Hotels: 53

    Total Number of Hotel Rooms: 5,500

    Taxes: 7.5% sales; 4% lodging

    Maximum Group Size: 5,000

    Value Season: Summer; Dec.-Feb.

    Getting There: Tallahassee Regional Airport is located seven miles from downtown Tallahassee and served by Continental Express, Gulfstream, Delta Air Lines, ASA/ Delta Connection, Chautauqua Airlines/Delta Connection, Comair/Delta Connection, Northwest Airlink, and US Airways Express.